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Marv Throneberry
Marvin Eugene Throneberry (Marvelous Marv)

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 0", Weight 197 lb.

Debut September 25, 1955
Final Game May 5, 1963
Born September 2, 1933 in Collierville, TN
Died June 23, 1994 in Fisherville, TN

Brother of Faye Throneberry

Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1952. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1955 21 NYY AL   1    2    1    2   1  0   0    3   1  0   0   0 1.000  .667 1.500  473    3   0   1   0   0   0
 1958 24 NYY AL  60  150   30   34   5  2   7   19   1  1  19  40  .227  .316  .427  106   64   1   1   0   1   2
 1959 25 NYY AL  80  192   27   46   5  0   8   22   0  0  18  51  .240  .302  .391   93   75   2   2   1   0   2
 1960 26 KCA AL 104  236   29   59   9  2  11   41   0  0  23  60  .250  .315  .445  104  105   0   1   1   0   7
 1961 27 TOT AL  96  226   26   51   5  1  11   35   0  0  31  50  .226  .319  .403   93   91   1   0   1   0   6
         KCA AL  40  130   17   31   2  1   6   24   0  0  19  30  .238  .336  .408   97   53   1   0   1   0   4
         BAL AL  56   96    9   20   3  0   5   11   0  0  12  20  .208  .296  .396   87   38   0   0   0   0   2
 1962 28 TOT    125  366   30   87  11  3  16   49   1  3  38  89  .238  .306  .415   92  152   1   4   4   0   7
         BAL AL   9    9    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   4   6  .000  .308  .000   -6    0   0   0   0   0   0
         NYM NL 116  357   29   87  11  3  16   49   1  3  34  83  .244  .306  .426   95  152   1   4   4   0   7
 1963 29 NYM NL  14   14    0    2   1  0   0    1   0  0   1   5  .143  .200  .214   20    3   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 7 Seasons      480 1186  143  281  37  8  53  170   3  4 130 295  .237  .311  .416   97  493   5   9   7   1  24
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        400   48   95  12  3  18   57   1  1  44 100  .237  .311  .416   97  166   2   3   2   0   8
 Career High    125  366   30   87  11  3  16   49   1  3  38  89  .250  .319  .445  104  152   2   4   4   1   7
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1955 21 NYY AL    3    1    3  80.3   102|1.000  .265| .667  .344|1.500  .395|2.167  .739| 473  .995   1.3   0.1 100%
 1958 24 NYY AL  172  121   21   4.6    95| .227  .257| .316  .325| .427  .390| .743  .715| 106  .536   1.1   0.1  50%
 1959 25 NYY AL  214  152   24   4.2    95| .240  .256| .302  .326| .391  .391| .693  .717|  93  .484  -2.3  -0.2   0%
 1960 26 KCA AL  260  185   32   4.7   101| .250  .263| .315  .337| .445  .403| .760  .740| 104  .517   0.2   0.0   0%
 1961 27 TOT AL  258  182   29   4.2   103| .226  .262| .319  .338| .403  .408| .722  .746|  93  .459  -2.9  -0.3   0%
         KCA AL  150  104   18   4.6   105| .238  .265| .336  .340| .408  .412| .744  .753|  97  .497  -0.8  -0.1   0%
         BAL AL  108   78   11   3.8   100| .208  .259| .296  .334| .396  .403| .692  .737|  87  .404  -2.1  -0.2   0%
 1962 28 TOT     409  294   46   4.2   103| .238  .270| .306  .337| .415  .409| .721  .746|  92  .461  -4.9  -0.5  25%
         BAL AL   13    9    0   0.0    97| .000  .256| .308  .327| .000  .399| .308  .726|  -6  .000  -1.1  -0.1   0%
         NYM NL  396  285   46   4.3   103| .244  .270| .306  .337| .426  .410| .732  .747|  95  .475  -3.8  -0.4  25%
 1963 29 NYM NL   15   12    1   2.2    89| .143  .254| .200  .316| .214  .380| .414  .696|  20  .265  -1.4  -0.2   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 7 Seasons      1331  947  156   4.4   100| .237  .263| .311  .334| .416  .402| .727  .736|  97  .492  -8.9  -1.0  42%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1955 21 NYY AL 1B 1 3 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.00 8.20 1958 24 NYY AL 1B 40 315 21 3 42 .991 .991 8.40 8.47 9.60 9.60 35 315.0 RF 5 7 0 1 0 .875 .986 1.40 1.68 1.97 2.00 3 32.0 1959 25 NYY AL 1B 54 337 27 4 40 .989 .990 6.74 8.27 9.29 9.84 34 352.7 OF 13 9 2 0 0 1.000 .982 0.85 1.96 1.16 2.22 10 85.3 RF 12 9 2 0 0 1.000 .973 0.92 1.64 1.16 1.88 10 85.0 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 3.00 0 0.3 1960 26 KCA AL 1B 71 508 40 5 56 .991 .991 7.72 8.04 9.77 9.58 55 504.7 1961 27 TOT AL 1B 41 302 35 3 37 .991 .990 8.22 8.29 10.26 9.45 31 295.7 TOT AL OF 25 28 0 1 0 .966 .976 1.12 1.98 1.40 2.25 23 179.7 TOT AL RF 25 28 0 1 0 .966 .976 1.12 1.75 1.40 2.06 23 179.7 KCA AL 1B 30 241 25 1 31 .996 .990 8.87 8.29 10.19 9.45 26 235.0 RF 10 16 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.60 1.75 1.83 2.06 10 78.7 BAL AL RF 15 12 0 1 0 .923 .976 0.80 1.75 1.07 2.06 13 101.0 1B 11 61 10 2 6 .973 .990 6.45 8.29 10.53 9.44 5 60.7 1962 28 BAL AL RF 2 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 2.00 1.70 3.00 2.02 2 12.0 NYM NL 1B 97 785 77 17 87 .981 .990 8.89 8.04 9.96 9.79 89 779.3 1963 29 NYM NL 1B 3 9 0 0 1 1.000 .989 3.00 8.37 7.36 9.82 1 11.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1955 21 NYY AL 1B 1 3 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.00 8.20 1958 24 NYY AL 1B 40 315 21 3 42 .991 .991 8.40 8.47 9.60 9.60 35 315.0 1959 25 NYY AL 1B 54 337 27 4 40 .989 .990 6.74 8.27 9.29 9.84 34 352.7 1960 26 KCA AL 1B 71 508 40 5 56 .991 .991 7.72 8.04 9.77 9.58 55 504.7 1961 27 TOT AL 1B 41 302 35 3 37 .991 .990 8.22 8.29 10.26 9.45 31 295.7 KCA AL 1B 30 241 25 1 31 .996 .990 8.87 8.29 10.19 9.45 26 235.0 BAL AL 1B 11 61 10 2 6 .973 .990 6.45 8.29 10.53 9.44 5 60.7 1962 28 NYM NL 1B 97 785 77 17 87 .981 .990 8.89 8.04 9.96 9.79 89 779.3 1963 29 NYM NL 1B 3 9 0 0 1 1.000 .989 3.00 8.37 7.36 9.82 1 11.0 1959 25 NYY AL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 3.00 0 0.3 1958 24 NYY AL OF 5 7 0 1 0 .875 .986 1.40 1.94 1.97 2.28 3 32.0 1959 25 NYY AL OF 13 9 2 0 0 1.000 .982 0.85 1.96 1.16 2.22 10 85.3 1961 27 TOT AL OF 25 28 0 1 0 .966 .976 1.12 1.98 1.40 2.25 23 179.7 KCA AL OF 10 16 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.60 1.98 1.83 2.25 10 78.7 BAL AL OF 15 12 0 1 0 .923 .976 0.80 1.98 1.07 2.25 13 101.0 1962 28 BAL AL OF 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 1.90 2.25 2.17 2 12.0 1958 24 NYY AL RF 5 7 0 1 0 .875 .986 1.40 1.68 1.97 2.00 3 32.0 1959 25 NYY AL RF 12 9 2 0 0 1.000 .973 0.92 1.64 1.16 1.88 10 85.0 1961 27 TOT AL RF 25 28 0 1 0 .966 .976 1.12 1.75 1.40 2.06 23 179.7 KCA AL RF 10 16 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.60 1.75 1.83 2.06 10 78.7 BAL AL RF 15 12 0 1 0 .923 .976 0.80 1.75 1.07 2.06 13 101.0 1962 28 BAL AL RF 2 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 2.00 1.70 3.00 2.02 2 12.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total 1B* 307 2259 201 32 263 .987 .990 8.01 8.17 245 2258.3 OF* 45 47 2 2 0 .961 .978 1.09 1.97 38 309.0 1 0 44# RF* 44 48 2 2 0 .962 .977 1.14 1.71 38 308.7 LF* 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0 0.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 352 2306 203 34 263 .987 .990 7.13 7.38
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1958   WS    NYY MLN     W   1   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


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Transactions 

Before 1952 Season: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent.

December 11, 1959: Traded by the New York Yankees with Hank Bauer, Don Larsen, and Norm Siebern to the Kansas City Athletics for Roger Maris, Joe DeMaestri, and Kent Hadley.

June 8, 1961: Traded by the Kansas City Athletics to the Baltimore Orioles for Gene Stephens.

May 9, 1962: Traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the New York Mets for a player to be named later and cash. The New York Mets sent Hobie Landrith (June 7, 1962) to the Baltimore Orioles to complete the trade.


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